The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-03
AN EXPENSIVE SUIT or CLOTHES,
kcIics of the Conicdcrncy Presented to the
National Museum,
(From the Washington StarD

From the Washington Star.)
"Ihat suit of clothes cost mo oipht
thousand end two hundred dollarsw said
a tall, stout, fine appearing gentleman
with an intelligent face half hidden by II
hXIlrlnnt iron gray beard. The gentle
man was DIR. j. Il. Maggie, of st. Angus
tinc, Florida, and his listener II Star re-
porter For a long timo the authorities
OF tho National Museum have cndcavorcd
to obtain uniform worn by Confcd-
crate officer during the late struggle. AT
that time DIR. Magic was Il surgeon by
commission i'll the Confederate service
and actively employed III tho field.
chiefly III General w. j. Hurdcc's CORPS.
known as the 3rd army corps. He has
also obtained some prominence by q
gift to the National Museum Of valun-
bic collection of United States one cent
pieces. a short while after this he pre-
Sentcd the same museum with the
uniform mentioned, and also some addi-
tional relics of the ConfcIcracy. They
bavo been placed by tho museum au-
thOritiCs III glass casc-thc first TO the
right on the cCHtcr aisle as you enter by
the north door-in which also arc cy.
hibitcd the clothes worn by General
Santa Anna, Of Mexican fame.
REGULATION CONFEDERATE COAT.
Pictures accompanying Dir. Naplc's
coat show the pattern which wos re-
quircd to be worn. Tho collar was
covered with black velvet, and the in
signum of rank was large gold OF en-
broidercd star placed near the front and
point on a line with the row of buttons
on each side. The sleeves were covered
with chcvrOns Of gold lace, and as Der
pattern represented in the picture. The
cuffs were of black cloth or velvet. cut
with point up the outside seam Of the
sleeve. The vests represent full dress in
blue cloth, and fatigue dress in gray
cloth. The pants, Of Il regulation pat
tern, were of dark blue cloth, having IN
inch stripe of black velvet the whole
length of the outer seam and edged with
marrow gold lace. The buttons in 1SG
cost ono hundred dollars each. The cold
lace one hundred dollars per yard. Tic
gray cloth Of the uniform, TRIMMINGS
and making, cost over eight thousand
dollars III Confederate currency, and
what Is left was worn in active service
from the first day that it was put on
until month or two after the explosion
OF the COnfCderacy occurred at Green's
boro, n. G. The belt has the State arms
! OF Arkansas on the buckle. Ii was re-
ccWcd by General llurdcc and presented
ny nm to Surgeon HIglc when the
! troops and accOutrcmrntS Of the Arl;nn-
saS contingent were transferred to thc
! COntedCracy, the pro fOrma ceremonies
! OF which occurred ut pUcah0ntus, Ark.
i'll June, 1861.
SUBSTITUTE FOR 4 SASH.
'Thn CrypaD nnr,1
cord, was used during the last two year,
OF the var as II substitute for the crrcl
silk sash, which the regulations REQUIRED
for II surgeons equipments. The frs
one used by Surgeon Naglo WAS Il mag
mlicent woven silk sash, with Lowell,
tasscls and bullion ornamc1 Is. As th;
threads were broken and became un
ravcilcd, the pieces were plated into
whip crackers, and also used by til,
hushclcrs to patch rents and broker
places in clothes, etc. a remnant Of ,
! shirt IS Il specimen OF What Surgeon
Maggie had to wear for many months O
the lattor period of the war. AS Ii,
started from Memphis in 1861 with linel
shirts, which cost six gold dollars 4
! piece, the contrast of then and now is
rather sad commentary on the results
OF war, and especially of defeat and it,
attendant incOnYenicnces. a tin ''kitch-
en-, with its various appurtcnanccs, also
! presented to the museum by DR.. Nagle,
was an Invaluable friend to IL soldier who
could either buy, beg or steal eggs to
cook, coilcc to boil or ratiOnS to carry.
1t was mighty useful "tricii" for gen
cral service and soldiers purposes.
mARDEE'S BATTLE FLAG.
| \ battle flag i'll the collection WAS tho
! field standard Of ll0rdcG's third corps,
and served as IL guide in many battles,
from Shiloh to Missionary Eidgc and
Atlanta. One Of Colonel Sam Smiths
soldiers, of the Arkansas volunteers, un.
der General Pat Clcburn, cut from his
Shirt-tall the cloth which was scwcd into
and forms the white portion of the flag.
The patched and repaired blue cloth
Was also sadly rent by shot and shell II
| the engagements, which were partici
patcd III by the Western army.
The battle flag of lIar,lco's famous Old
| thlrd army corps consisted Of q white
moon IN the centre Of bluc field. \
| bayOnct, also included among Dr.. NugIc's
gifts, did more and better service il
sticking pigs ard as candlcstick than
as as implement OF logalizcd murder il
the way of warfare. The two pieces ol
Il Vcnomous and villninou8 explosive
bullet were found on the field of Shiloh
y tampOd screw and brush are all that
were left Of an Enfield rifle which was
shattered in fragments III company witt
Il Confederate soldier Mt Shiloh.
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